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To: Anthem
More LBJ/FDR elastic Commerce Clause:

Congress makes the following findings:

~snip~

(6) Such violence substantially affects interstate commerce in many ways, including--

(A) by impeding the movement of members of targeted groups and forcing such members to move across State lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence; and

(B) by preventing members of targeted groups from purchasing goods and services, obtaining or sustaining employment, or participating in other commercial activity.

(7) Perpetrators cross State lines to commit such violence.

(8) Channels, facilities, and instrumentalities of interstate commerce are used to facilitate the commission of such violence.

(9) Such violence is committed using articles that have traveled in interstate commerce.

27 posted on 09/30/2005 12:44:19 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: Ken H

Wow! I had no idea the Founding Fathers intended the commerce clause to punish negative views of homosexuals and transtesticles in addition to preventing the states from erecting trade barriers against each other. How could we have missed that? Glad congress intervened and cleared things up! /sarc


46 posted on 09/30/2005 2:16:08 PM PDT by KeyesPlease
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